Objective: to analyze the prevalence of polypharmacy and the pharmacotherapeutic profile of elderly people enrolled in a family health unit. Methods: Cross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive and analytical pharmacoepidemiological study, carried out with individuals aged 60 years or more in the city of Lafaiete Coutinho – BA. The association between variables was tested using Poisson Regression, with robust ca...
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a set of chronic and complex clinical manifestations that has a high prevalence in the elderly, leading them to use multiple drugs and making them more susceptible to the appearance of potential drug interactions (PMI). This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with potential drug interactions in elderly people diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. This is a cros...
Objective: prevalence, prevalence and factors associated with metabolic syndrome (MS) in community-dwelling elderly. Methodology: this is a cross-sectional study, nested in a population-based cohort, with 259 elderly people aged ≥60 years from the city of Aiquara-BA. Data collection was carried out from January to June 2015, in three phases: questionnaire request at home; measurement of anthropometric measureme...